Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2011 09:09:23 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Mike Brown <mike@skew.org> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Handbook sec. 26.2 (freebsd-update) missing info Message-ID: <4E633233.5060802@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <201109032216.p83MGWR9049528@chilled.skew.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On 03/09/2011 23:16, Mike Brown wrote: > Also, the phrase "For all current releases, downloading the latest version is > not required" maybe should be moved up before the download instructions so > that it comes before the implication that the download is necessary. freebsd-update is part of all currently supported releases (ie. 7.x, 8.x and the upcoming 9.0). As it's only useful[*] for a supported release, I think that section could probably do with some editing. > And I'm not really clear on whether I need it. I have 8.0-STABLE, last updated > a while ago (not long after the 2009-12-03 security update to the utility). Is > this a "current release" that means I don't need to update the utility? Ah. Anything -STABLE is not supported through freebsd-update. STABLE, despite the name, is a development branch. If you want to use freebsd-update than you need to be running a -RELEASE version. Even so, you're going to need to upgrade to something quite a lot more recent than 8.0-RELEASE to get support. See the list of supported versions here: http://www.freebsd.org/releng/ RELENG_8_0 is no longer officially supported, and you would be well advised to upgrade to a more recent version. RELENG_8_2 a.k.a 8.2-RELEASE is what I'd recommend. Cheers, Matthew [*] Unless you're going to build your own update server and backport any important changes to whatever old version you want to support. -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate JID: matthew@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.16 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk5jMjsACgkQ8Mjk52CukIwmPQCeJjOUlstjVBhLv62pXwpRD1nl SlIAnAu3R/cq4f5rrunsHGDEp1nCT6+6 =o+Ie -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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